Powder puff



POWDER PFF i A. cumom as pletedpowderl pull and shows theribbon 4ofactured by sewing together two discs of d, thread of thestitch `tendsto engage the pile llibres, sothat the loop or loops composing '55stretched or gave way j Patented Aug. r5, 19124.

- UNI'li-ED sra l ALDO c-UBIONI, o F naacimonn provide a powder puff iit maintains its shape, r.or.twisted. e i 15' Another object' of-.myinventionis to' ro- Avide apowder'pu 'composed of two.

i. of 'fabric stitched s together at their edges,-

.the said discs offabric being provided witha nap or soft 'portion whichcovers --.f the 2o stitch used for connecting the said'two discs. Otherobjects of my invention Iyvill be setforth in the followingdesciiptionand' drawings .which` illustrate a Apreferred. \em, bdimentthereof-. f -j 25. Fig. 1 illustrates one step in the ma1:\u. facture ofmy new and improved powder' pli and conventionally illustrates 'atopview of a mechanism that may be used for theA manufacture thereof.

Fig.' 2 is an elevation of Fig. 1. J Fig. 3 also illustrates the stepinthe manu- 'facture of my new and improved powder puff which is shownin Fig. 1;

' Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the com# in osition.- ig. 5 is a'perspectiveview of my f new and improved powder puff;

Powder puis have hithertoheen .manufabric provided with asot naporpilean preferab made' of lambs-wool.' These two discs ave formerlyybeen placed together' with what may be called theirbase portions 445adjacent each other so that rthe napor pile' portions were outwardlylocated. The two discs were then stitched together at their ed by theuse of a stitch in which the threads were substantially perpendiculartol the said discs of fabricand went diagonally from one to the other,so` as to form a species of zig-za'g .stitch.V Powder pus of this t'ypeyielded readily at their peripheral portibns since the thread.. readilyand in addit'on the thread :was the nap or pile .portion which. 'wasobjectionresiding.atLareh- -ab1eas ie'ifs-desimbleithat no pm ofthe powlN provided-.by .means of discs Dk at -whichthe stitch S is.' to

l for accomplishinglthe movement of the iinthe centers gather at thetime that the stitch S is formed.l

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ex'psed beyond i der puff '.shouldfcomeinto contact.` with the skinv ofthe user; savethe soft nap 'or pile Accordingtofmy invention, the twodiscs 'D which have 'what. ma bases made'of. wovenmat ial andsoft napslams-wool and the like, arerst; placed wit ltheir naps N adjacent eachother, asshown'in -Fig. 2. The portionof theperiplieries o'f the :saidbe formedis vcompresse'd'finpon:opposite sides of theI -70 needle z-NL1'.. This maya-be done v byffmeans 'of thepresser foot'fIfJ -of thesewing machine and; by lnea'ns]l of *compression fin 4ers F, which arenormallvfheld apart by't eeom-V j pression 4`spri1 1g. ,an'd [which maybe 'f5 anvsuitable means so eoA are' pushed` inwardlylbyg.meansof .themov" rec'ted to anyl particular -typeof mechanisml es gers Fand thelinger or' plate I.

.a The discs-D are .in the position shown at the right hand'side of Fig.3 when the stitch S is formed and it is to be noted that the naps .N ofthe discs D are forced towards of. said discs and are pressed to-Experienc'e has shown thatif the discs D are made of aifabric-having'resistant andv resilient pilefibres, such as. wool, thatthe 95 `suiiiciently separated to reveal the. stitch,

which is not concealed by the adjacent pile However, 'if the ile fibresare inclined 105 ong which the stitch` is formed, during the intervalthat said stitch `isformed, the loo s f thread composing the stitchsubstantially. abut the base portions v of the discs D, thus forming athin, .11o

he called fabric l discs D in contra-distinction to what may be calledthe over-lock type of stitch. The stitch S is thus formed forsubstantially. the

entire circumferences of the discs D; as

4shown in Fig. 1'. iVhile the stitch is being formed, the ldiscs D maybe held in proper lposition by means of a series of pins P which pierce'them and these pins P may be connected to any suitable holder or thelike,

whichis not illustrated in the drawings,'as

,this `invention is not diretced or limited to this particularmechanical feature.

' lVhen the stitch S has been formed, :as before mentioned, the discs Dare then turnedinside out and the ribbon R can be secured' inpositionbetween the discs D, as shownm Fig. 4:,at any stage of themanufacture of the powder 'puff'.

As clearly shown in Fig. 4 for example, the completed powder puff hasthe thread of tue stitch S completely covered by the nap N so that thereare no raw edges and no thread is exposed.l

In addition, the interior of the powder puff has a circumferentialstrengthening rib formed by the sewed together portions `of the'bases ofthe said discs D which are made 'of a'relatively closely woven fabric.The powder puffs thus formed are of uniform construction and keep theirshape because of the strengthening interior rib before men- The powderpu' made according to myl (instruction has therefore much greater bodythan the powder puff heretofore known. which is most desirable. y

Those portions of the discs D which have not been sewed together can beconnected by fmv suitable stitch after the discs have been turned, but4this portion can be 'made so small that it does not detract from thedesirable features before mentioned.

Practical experience has shown that if the naps N are not pushed awayfrom the peripheries of the discs D as, the stitch is formed, that thethread by means of which the stitch is formed, is exposed when the puffis completed, which is highly undesirable.

I have shown a preferred embodiment-of my invention but 1t is clear thatnumerous changes and omissions could be made without departing from itsspirit.

1. A powder puff comprising two discs of fabric having nap surfaces andbase portions, a portion ofthe said discs being inwardly turned at theedge of the puff to form an inner rib, having two layers, the saidlayers being forced together by transverse stitches, the nap ortions ofsaid inturned layers being inchned outwardly and toward the eripherv ofthe puff.

2. A pow er puff comprising two discs of fabric having nap surfacesandbase portions, portions of the said discs being inwardly turned at theedge of the pulf'. to

form an inner rib having two layers, the said discs being connected bytransverse stitches passing through said inturned layers, the napibres'being bent along the line of stitch and also laterally to saidline of stitch to such an exent and the said stitches being so tightthat their thread is substantially concealedby the nap fibres at theperipheries of the discs.

3. A powder puff comprising two discsof fabric having nap surfacesand'base portions. a portion of the said discs being inwardly turned atthe edge of the puff to form an inner rib having two layers, said layersbeing compressed against each other .and held in said compressedcondition-bv transverse stitches, the compressed nap of the said layersbeing inclined outwardly and toward the periphery of the pu.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

ALDO CURIONI.

